The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
GEN RRAl NEWS.

Business fair.
CLOUDY and cool.
RIVER still falling.
FouR boats leaving today.
THR Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers are falling.
The 7. B. Sims leaves 81. Louis to.
day for this point.
WHITE, Arkansas and st. Francis
rivers continue to fall.
The r. L. Cobb left last night for
Arkansas river with good trip.
Duane the "a hours ending at noon
yesterday the river here fell 2 inches.
The Chickassw will resume her
trips to White river Wednesday next.
The Anchor Line steamer Belle
Memphis, Capt. Baker, leaves here at
4 o'clock this evening for Cairo and
81. Louis.
The Arkansas City, Capt Harry Bro
laski, is the Anchor Lane packet leav.
ing here at 10 o'clock this morning for
Vieksburg.
The pilots OF the Paris q. Brown re.
port s feet OF water at Kinney Point
and about the same at Ste. 6enevieve,
where che rubbed hard.
TIN viii S Hays, from Arkansas
City, brought fvs bales OF cotton, 28i
sacks cotton seed and two head stock.
She went back yesterday with good
trip.
EIGnrKRs inches OF water ia re-.
ported ~ the bar just below Pine
B,ud. Tho X l. Cobb Is usable to
gas over, and al freight Tor Pine b 'uh
10 tebt tLere ON n barge.
The Paris O. Brown, from II. Louis,
passed To New 0rlAane yesterday after.
noon, with about 1000 tons Of freight
on herself aud barge. She added here
50j Empty barrels.
THk sDagboa, Horatio L. Wright
Prrved Yesterday afternoon from 81.
Louis. She leaves at daylight this
morning for Vicksburg. and will clear
the river oil all snags on the trip.
The Coshoms, Capt. Clsggott, leaves
here at 8 O'Clock this evening for
Helena, Friars Point and bend land
ings. VIM. Ashford. Lee Cummins
and George Cunningham ne heI
| clerks.
The Rene Macready 10 the Lee Line
packet leaving here st 8 o'clock THU
evening for Gold Dust, Osceola and
way points. Capt. John Higgins com
msnds, with Aessrs. VIM. Smither
Charley Leiiwich and Sid Wheeler In
the Office.
LATE Wednesday evening the Mem
phis and Mound City ferry boat, Alice
when at q point near Mound City, run
through herself, and also broke hel
shait in the journal. She hoated some
distance down the river, but wal
caught by the Rene Macready and
towed to Mound City. The Alice va
brought to this port yesterday and
workmen are engaged In repairing
her.
LIST OF spass destroyed by the u. 6
snagbtat, Horatio q. Wright, unde
the supervision Of Major A. NJ. Miller
corps OF engineers u. y. Army, ~
Louis, No, between Cairo and Mem
phis, from A ugust 18th 10 Aueutt 25th
inclusive: 3enags at Bird's point, 8
at Norfolk, 8 Ia Lucas bend, 3 al
leland q, 4 In Hickman bend, NJ
Phillips bar, 1 al Island ~, o at foot OF
Island 10, 9 at New Madrid. | at Darn.
ellie point, at LrilPe, 4 at Silver
Top, i q, Reno Landing 81 In Echnr,
bend, 4 In bend II, 10 In Prairie
bend, IL at Cottonwood Landing, 2 al
Lint iale, l In Hickman bend, 7 al
WriRhts point, 8 ~ Michtl'a, 3 at Bar
fields, 3 at ODD Williams Landing,
at Head Island ~, ~ In bond ~, )
a. ASH o I, 1 al God Dus', 2 at Elmot
1 Mt 10 kout Landing, 4 al DAgo Land
ind al Perry, ~ at Bateeman's bend
I al Oantannial cut Oh 4 al Outlets q al
head Of 40, 8 In bend 40. 8 at Fort
Harris, at Paddy's Hen, a, Hope
field.